AZTECS TO RECEIVE VISIT FROM FIVE-STAR RECRUIT

The Aztecs are set to host for what might be their first-ever official visit from a five-star football recruit.

Coming off an MVP performance in the Under Armour All-Star game earlier this month, Reuben Foster, a five-star inside linebacker from Auburn (Ala.) High School, will take an official visit to San Diego State today ahead of the Feb. 6 national signing date.

Cycling

The International Cycling Union disbanded an independent panel put together to review any involvement the cycling governing body had in the Lance Armstrong scandal, saying it will go ahead with a “truth and reconciliation commission” instead.

Local colleges

San Diego State guard Chelsea Hopkins was named Mountain West women’s basketball player of the week for a second straight week.

• Senior forward Klara Wischer of the USD women’s basketball team was tabbed the West Coast Conference player of the week.

• UC San Diego’s Tyler McGrath was named the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s men’s basketball player of the week.

College basketball

• Russ Smith and Gorgui Dieng combined for 34 points and sealed the game with four free throws in the final 12 seconds as No. 12 Louisville (17-4, 5-3 Big East) ended a three-game losing streak with a 64-61 victory over visiting Pittsburgh (17-5, 5-4).

• Kentucky and North Carolina will resume their rivalry next season after not scheduling each other this season.

NFL

New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis received a five-year contract extension through the 2017 season, USA Today reported.

Baseball

The Dodgers formally announced a deal with Time Warner Cable to create a new TV channel that people familiar with the situation say assures the team more than $7 billion over 25 years.

• Derek Jeter worked out on a baseball field for the first time since breaking his left ankle last October.

Sports and courts

Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Jay Ratliff’s blood alcohol content was 0.16 percent, which is two times the legal limit, when he was arrested on Jan. 22 for driving while intoxicated, according to Grapevine, Texas, police.